MENTAL ASTHENIA
describes a loss of mental strength with symptoms including a lack of motivation to complete mentally challenging tasks.
MENTAL MAP 1
is the concept of a mental map may refer to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world. Although…
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION (MSE)
a complete evaluation of a patients mental health taking into consideration data including interviews taken by professionals to standardized tests.
MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT
was first proposed by the U.S. social psychologist in 1968. The Mere-Exposure Effect implies that participants will show a preference…
MESSIAH COMPLEX
is a complex in which sufferers have a desire to redeem and save others, some sufferers have harboured the delusion…
METACRITERION
first proposed by Imre Lakatos (1922 - 1974) who suggested that criterion should be drafted which could then be used…
METAPHYSICS
is a branch of philosophy which looks at the nature of ultimate reality and as a result is considered to…
METHOD OF AGREEMENT
one of the first five empirical canons of science which were first proposed by British philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806…
METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE INTERVALS
a method of equally appearing intervals in which intervals are defined verbally or by the use of samples.
METRAZOL SHOCK TREATMENT
is a form of shock therapy whereby patients are injected intravenously with Metrazol. This is a powerful CNS stimulant which,…
MICROGRAPHIA
describes a disorder which characteristically has incredibly small (almost impossible to read) writing.
MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT)
is a test which examines an individuals scholastic ability at a graduate school level in the United States. There are…
MIND-BODY INTERVENTION
is a therapeutic approach to reducing the symptoms of a condition or disorder which utilizes the power of the mind…
MINORITY GROUP
is a group which typically belongs to a larger group but with usually more conservative or liberal views that the…